Small Trees For Small Spaces
August 25, 2023 3:42 pmRead in Afrikaans Perennials may be the backbone of garden beds, but trees should be considered the backbone of the…
Read in Afrikaans Perennials may be the backbone of garden beds, but trees should be considered the backbone of the…
In an era where small gardens are the norm and our footprint has an impact on the planet, there is…
Lees in Afrikaans Gardens around the globe are shrinking in size, necessitating the planting of smaller trees and shrubs to…
The natural habitat of the beautiful forest lily (Veltheimia bracteata) is the forests and coastal thickets of the Eastern Cape.…
In a small garden, you may need only one of these shrubs to screen off your neighbour, the dog’s kennel…
Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine Trachelospermum Jasminoides is an exceptional cultivar that is not grown for its flowers but rather for…
Creeping Mazus Creeping Mazus is a mat-forming plant with lance-shaped, light green leaves. It produces small, lobelia-like flowers in either…
The cosmopolitan family Melastomataceae is a very large group of more than 3 000 species of perennials, climbers, shrubs and…
Wild Nemesia The Wild Nemesia is not a true ground cover, but so worth having especially in small sunny gardens.…
A Square foot garden is a new way of growing more in less space. A hardware store will have everything…
Syzygium Paniculatum is a well-known garden shrub with a multitude of uses. It is evergreen, has dense foliage, and grows rapidly…
Dombeya Rotundifolia, one of the most attractive and reliable of the indigenous trees suitable for suburban gardens, has long been…
Even in a small garden there is space for at least one small tree. Like climbers, designer trees help to…
Isn’t it strange how some flowers just go out of fashion, for no good reason? That’s been the fate of…
Ponds have a wonderful ability to create an illusion of space. If you have a small garden place a pond…
For Autumn colour there is nothing to beat Nandina Domestica and its cousins. The lacy leaves change from green in…
Pompom Tree The slender Pompom Tree is the perfect size for a small townhouse garden. It has a rounded crown,…
